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WinnerS
The aim of the project "Effects of student science competitions" (WinnerS) was to identify the determinants of success and failure in science competitions for school students and to gain insights into the effects of success and failure on cognitive and affective characteristics.
Project data
| Research lines | Research Line Science Communication and Extracurricular Learning | ||
| Departments | Chemistry Education | ||
| Funding | Leibniz-Gemeinschaft | ||
| Period | 1/1/2016–12/31/2018 | ||
| Status | completed | ||
| IPN researchers | Dr. Tim Höffler (Project lead) | ||
Funded by the Leibniz Association
The business and science sectors in Germany depend on the successful recruitment of people with qualifications in STEM subjects (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics). Science competitions are a key method via which German society attempts to encourage young people to engage with and gain skills in science and seeks to identify and systematically support gifted young scientists. The WinnerS project sought to learn about the effects of such competitions on participants’ further trajectories, examine the factors that determine who wins science competitions and who does not, and the influence of winning or not winning on students’ cognitive and affective development going forward and on their later career choices.
Researchers involved
All departments are involved in the project, as is an external academic, Prof. Dr. Detlef Urhahne (University of Passau).
Chemistry Education, IPN:
Tim Höffler
Christine Köhler
Sabine Nick
Ilka Parchmann
Heide Peters
Anneke Steegh
Mathematics Education, IPN:
Aiso Heinze
Irene Neumann
Eva Treiber
Physics Education, IPN:
Knut Neumann
Stefan Petersen
Peter Wulff
Educational Science and Research Methodology, IPN:
Olaf Köller
Oliver Lüdtke
Jan Retelsdorf
